*Quadratic equations were first used by Indian mathematician Sridharacharya in the 11th century (how cool is that).

*Varanasi (Banaras) the ancient city of the Hindus is the oldest and continuously inhabited city in the world today.

*Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet runs his government in exile from Dharmashala in Northern India.

*Yoga has its origins in India.

India for kids: Amazing facts about India book

I was explaining some of these interesting facts about India to my children and realised that there must be other kids round the world who also needs to know about India. Having lived in the UK and Canada, I know that there are lots of children whose parents of Indian origin want their children to learn about India and its culture.

In addition to this, there are many foreign parents who want to teach their children about other countries. Great thing about the West is that the people are very tolerant of other cultures. The children in the West are often taught about other cultures, nations and religions and hence they grow up tolerating people who are different to them.

What is India?
Where is India?
How did India get its name?
Why India is also called Bharat?
What is the capital of India?
How big is India?
What is the flag of India?
Tell me about the geography of India?
Which is the highest mountain in India?
Which is the biggest river in India?
What type of money is used in India?
Who are India’s neighbours?
Why are Pakistan and Bangladesh separate from India now?
What language do Indians speak?
What is Sanskrit?
What is the population of India?
What are the seasons of India?
Is it really hot in India?
How old is Indian civilization?
Why was India under British Rule?
When did India get independence?
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
What do Indians like to eat?
Why is Indian food spicy?
What is an “onion bhaji”?
What is a chapatti?
What is the national animal of India? Where is it found?
Please tell me more about Indian wildlife?
What games do Indian kids play?
What is cricket? Why do Indians like cricket so much?
Do Indians play football?
What is the religion of India?
How many other religions are there in India?
What are the festivals of India?
What is the story of Ramayana?
What is the story of Mahabharata?
What is the Taj Mahal?
Is the cow worshipped in India?
Why are there cows on the streets of India?
How do Indians travel?
What do Indians wear?
What is the national flower of India?
What is the national bird of India?
What is the national tree of India?
What is Bollywood?
What are the great Indian epics?
Did Indians in the past write books?
How big was India in the past?
Which are the Seven Wonders of India?
Which is the Pink City of India and why?
What is the national anthem of India?
What is the national symbol of India?
What kind of songs and music are there in India?
What kinds of dances are there in India?
What kind of musical instruments are there in India?
Why do Indians wear bright and colorful clothes?

The book covers most of the important facts about India. The book is aimed at children who can read and understand from the ages of 7 onwards. I have selected fun and interesting facts on India that children and parents will find about India and its people, history and culture. This ebook will also be particularly useful to Non-Resident Indian parents wishing to teach their children about India. It will also be useful to travellers to India wishing to learn facts about India before they their trip to India.

What to learn about India? What to teach your children about India? Are you travelling to India? Here is a simple book that tells you everything you ever wanted to know about this amazing country. My book, India For Kids is designed especially for children but travellers going to India can also take advantage of this simple book. You can find out more about the book here India For Kids: Amazing Facts About India which is available on all Amazon stores.

Oh my goodness! I just don’t know how you find the time to write one book after the other! Congratulations yet again

Yes, as I started reading the post, it reminded me of my history lesson about India, where our teacher used to instill these facts into us, and how we even had to go about making charts and projects based on them.

It’s wonderful indeed that you put all of these facts in the form of a book so that it helps parents in India, and others too, as it’d be a great resource for their kids as well.

Thanks for sharing it with us. Have a nice week ahead Twitter: harleenas

Thank you Prasad. Indeed zero was invented in India and by Brahmagupta. Aryabhatta might have used a similar concept but it was Brahmagupta that first used the zero. Thanks for your wonderful comment.Twitter: bihar

Donna, I am honoured. Thank you so much. You would be the first one to buy the book. What can I say, other than thank you for the buying the book. Do let me know what your grandchild thinks of the book.Twitter: bihar

Fun! Fun! Fun! I love this article, and I’m so glad I found your site! I’ve never been to India but it has been a fascination of mine for quite a few years. My brother went twice and I hope to go myself one day. I appreciate your insight into your beautiful country. I will go now and look at your other posts. Peace. Namaste!Twitter: Jeanne_Melanson

Excellent piece of information, I had come to know about your website from my friend kishore, Delhi .
I have read atleast 4 posts of yours by now, and let me tell you, your site gives the best and the most interesting information.
This is just the kind of information that I had been looking for, I’m already your rss reader now and I would regularly watch out for the new posts, once again hats off to you! Thanx a lot

These are things that i know already when i was studying school.but this post have some nice tips such things i really i don’t know for example Zero was invented in India by Brahmagupta.Thanks for sharing very useful information with us.

India is certainly a paradise land for tourist. You can find here all mix of season, culture & above all the religious ritual are certainly watch for everyone. You compiled all information on very briefly.

I don’t know lots of information before reading your content. I want to add that India is the upcoming powerhouse like USA, China & Russia which will soon dominate the world in all sectors.Twitter: russellworld

Thanks Ahsan. Although India is progressing but due to the world’s slowdown economically, its not growing in the pace we would have liked. Thank you for your wonderful comment and hope to see you again.Twitter: bihar

Common misconception…India does not have a national language.
It does have many official languages.
India DOES NOT have the largest road network,nor the largest postal network.
Taxila is NOT in India…It’s in Pakistan.
Some more wrong facts, I guess.

Thanks for this wonderful insight. Some of the facts really were new to me. One more interesting fact is that the population of the Indian states (each state) outnumbers the population of countries. For eg. the population of Maharashtra beats Phillipines, the population of UP beats Pakistan, the population of Tamil Nadu (hold your breath) beats Great Britain.

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